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Lexile measure
1150L
Language
English
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First published in 1927, "Oil!" is an unflinching portrayal of greed and betrayal by Pulitzer Prize winning author Upton Sinclair. Famous for his groundbreaking work "The Jungle", which exposed the horribly unsafe conditions in the American meatpacking industry, Sinclair turned his critical eye toward the immorality of the emerging oil-drilling business. Set in Southern California and inspired by the Teapot Dome Scandal, "Oil!" follows the fortunes...
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Rich, provocative and essential viewing for anyone who values Australian stories" - Steve Dow, The Guardian. Advance Australian Film is an investigative, thought-provoking documentary that explores the inner-workings of the Australian film industry, celebrating some of our key successes and examining the changes occurring across the global filmmaking landscape - with crowdfunding social media marketing and video-on-demand platforms empowering filmmakers...
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Publisher
Mark Rappaport
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
Mark Rappaport's creative bio-pic about actress Jean Seberg is presented in a first-person, autobiographical format (with Seberg played by Mary Beth Hurt). He seamlessly interweaves cinema, politics, American society and culture, and film theory to inform, entertain, and move the viewer. Seberg's many marriages, as well as her film roles, are discussed extensively. Her involvement with the Black Panther Movement and subsequent investigation by the...
Series
Publisher
Wolfe Video
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Orry-Kelly was a Hollywood legend, his costume designs adored by cinema's greatest leading ladies - but in his home country of Australia his achievements remained unknown. Now acclaimed director Gillian Armstrong is bringing the legend home and celebrating the life of this extraordinary Aussie in her new film, WOMEN HE'S UNDRESSED. Official Selection at the **Frameline: San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival**.
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Language
English
Description
"Montserrat has always been overlooked. She's a talented sound editor, but she's left out of the boys' club running the film industry in '90s Mexico City. And she's all but invisible to her best friend, Tristán, a charming if faded soap opera star, though she's been in love with him since childhood. Then Tristán discovers his new neighbor is the cult horror director Abel Urueta, and the legendary auteur claims he can change their lives--even if...
6) Fame
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Series
Baxter family series. Firstborn volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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A fresh new look for the bestselling Firstborn series-the second installment in the continuing Baxter Family Drama from America's number one inspirational novelist, Karen Kingsbury. Revisit the Baxter family in all their life-changing events, or share the series with someone who hasn't discovered it yet.In this first book, Hollywood A-lister Dayne Matthews returns to LA after his shocking discovery in Karen's bestselling novel Reunion. Though his...
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English
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The classic book that shaped two generations' view of the movie business and introduced the archetypal Hollywood player Sammy Glick. He's got a machete mouth and a genius for double-cross. As Budd Shulberg-author of the screenplay On the Waterfront-follows Sammy's relentless upward progress, he creates a virtuoso study in character that manages to be hilariously appalling yet deeply compassionate.
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Publisher
MGM
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Hollywood superstar Charlie Castle (Jack Palance) has it all...but no way out. When he tries to quit show business, his studio boss (Rod Steiger) blackmails him with a secret that could ruin him. A starlet (Shelley Winters) also knows the secret, and when she threatens to talk, Hoff plans murder. Now, Charlie is trapped and could lose everything...including his soul!
Series
Publisher
Michael Blackwood Productions
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Known as "The B-Movie King", Roger Corman's filmography has paved ways for genre films, igniting the screen with his rambunctious exploitation cinema. This portrait, made by Christain Blackwood who at the time was an aspiring filmmaker himself, takes a closer look at Corman's plentiful career. Corman's early casts and crews were oftentimes bursting with young talent such as Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Demme and David Carradine. His horror-comedy hits...
11) The sunset crowd
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"From Rodeo Drive to the French Riviera, Karin Tanabe's The Sunset Crowd is a tale of survival and reinvention, of faking it until you make it, and the glittering appeal of success and stardom, as it seeks to answer that timeless question-who gets to have the American dream? Money and fame: in 1970's Los Angeles, everyone is fighting to reach the top, but very few have the talent, ambition, and luck to get there. Meet LA darling Evra Scott. The daughter...
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Publisher
Random Media
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
In 1982 Peter Brosnan heard a story about an ancient Egyptian City buried in California. For thirty years he has been fighting to dig it up. In 2012, with funding from an independent "angel," an archaeological excavation of the site finally took place. Because the filmmakers began their work in the 1980's, they were able to capture interviews with many of the people - actors, writers, chariot drivers and extras - who worked with DeMille in 1923. They...
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Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
For over two decades, Frances Marion was one of the most powerful names Hollywood, writing more than 200 scripts to become the world's highest paid screenwriter. Stars like Pickford, Garbo, Gable and Dressler sought to bring her characters to life, leading her to become the first screenwriter to win two Oscars®. Now, her fascinating story come alive in this insightful documentary narrated by acclaimed actresses Uma Thurman and Kathy Bates, accompanying...
15) Nancy McKeon
Series
Publisher
A&E
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
She became a star when she was just 14 on The Facts of Life, but she quickly learned that life can be tough. This profile of Nancy McKeon follows the popular performer's career.
16) The Last Mogul
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Over sixty years as power broker at MCA and head of Universal Studios, Lew Wasserman rewrote the behind the scenes Hollywood rulebook. THE LAST MOGUL, Avrich pierces the shroud of silence surrounding a man who kept no notes, gave no interviews, and remains as feared in death as he was in life. Official Selection at the **Seattle International Film Festival**. *"A smart, well-paced documentary that balances the man's triumphs with his rare failures...
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Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Working largely uncredited in the Hollywood system, storyboard artist Harold Michelson and film researcher Lillian Michelson left an indelible mark on classics by Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Stanley Kubrick and many more. Through an engaging mix of love letters, film clips and candid conversations, this documentary offers both a moving portrait of their marriage and a celebration of the unknown talents that helped shape the films we love. ...
18) Audrey
Series
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
An in-depth documentary on the life, loves and career of Audrey Hepburn. Actress, humanitarian, fashion Icon and Legend from the Golden Age of Cinema.
19) The artist
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
In 1927, George Valentin is a silent movie superstar. However, the advent of the talkies will kill his career and he will sink into oblivion. For young extra Peppy Miller, it seems the sky's the limit as major movie stardom awaits. Though their careers are taking different paths their destinies will become entwined.
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